Carrying Cages into the Norwegian Mountains in the Service of Science (IMAGE)

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Carrying Cages into the Norwegian Mountains in the Service of Science

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Kristin Odden Nystue and Øystein Opedal carry heavy wire exclosure cages into the Dovre mountains in central Norway. The cages were used to exclude sheep from grazing in areas three different communities. The researchers were surprised to find that the only community that was affected by sheep grazing was a heath community.

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Photo: Mia Vedel Sørensen

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